News articles tagged with 'Hubble' (Page 12)
Hubble captures the rings of Uranus on edge
— 23 Aug 2007 19:21 | AstronomyThis series of images from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows how the ring system around the distant planet Uranus appears at ever more oblique (shallower) tilts as viewed from Earth…
Hubble teams with Google to bring the cosmos down to Earth
— 22 Aug 2007 19:59 | AstronomyImagine cruising the heavens from your desktop and seeing all the spectacular images from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. Exploding stars and faraway galaxies are just a mouse…
Bright galaxies hidden In distant universe unveiled
— 9 Aug 2007 20:23 | AstronomyBy combining the capabilities of several telescopes, teams of scientists, including University of Massachusetts Amherst astronomers, have spotted extremely bright galaxies hiding in…
Hubble uncovers the Veil Nebula
— 31 Jul 2007 13:00 | AstronomyThe NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has photographed three magnificent sections of the Veil Nebula - the shattered remains of a supernova that exploded some 5-10.000 years ago. The…
Stellar fireworks in galaxy NGC 4449 captured by Hubble
— 3 Jul 2007 13:00 | AstronomyNearly 12.5 million light-years away in the dwarf galaxy NGC 4449 a veritable stellar 'fireworks' is on display - here shown in exquisite detail through the eyes of the Hubble Space…
ESA and NASA sign agreement on James Webb Space Telescope and LISA Pathfinder
— 18 Jun 2007 14:51 | AstronomyAt a ceremony that took place today at the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget, ESA Director General Jean-Jacques Dordain and NASA Administrator Michael Griffin signed the official agreements…
Hubble photographs grand spiral galaxy M81
— 30 May 2007 12:43 | AstronomyThe sharpest image ever taken of the large grand design spiral galaxy M81 is being released at the American Astronomical Society Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii. A spiral-shaped system…